The Journey of CodeLab: How University Hackathons Built a Community of Engaged Students
Renato Cordeiro Ferreira (1), Renata Santos Miranda (1), Alfredo Goldman (1) ((1) University of S\~ao Paulo)
TL;DR
This paper chronicles the development of CodeLab, a student-led hackathon community at the University of São Paulo, highlighting lessons learned and challenges faced over 15 years to support future initiatives post-pandemic.
Contribution
It provides a detailed case study of how university hackathons can build sustained student communities and offers insights for similar initiatives worldwide.
Findings
Identified key patterns and challenges in organizing hackathons.
Documented lessons learned to improve future events.
Highlighted the community-building impact of hackathons.
Abstract
This paper presents the journey of CodeLab: a student-organized initiative from the University of S\~ao Paulo that has grown thanks to university hackathons. It summarizes patterns, challenges, and lessons learned over 15 competitions organized by the group from 2015 to 2020. By describing these experiences, this report aims to help CodeLab to resume its events after the COVID-19 pandemic, and foster similar initiatives around the world.
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